My First Scary Mommy Experience

What started off as a great day ended up being kind of emotional and not fun and scary and...I'm out of words.

This morning, I had K-musik at this great private school. I decided to implement a "rewards" plan so the kids could "earn" something fun during music class. That fun thing was a sticker. Woo hoo! Long story short, the kids who participated and did really well in music got a sticker. If a child didn't participate or wasn't listening or was hitting or not using the instrument nicely....he/she didn't get a sticker. I was the sticker Nazi. A few kids didn't get stickers. One of them cried. I felt bad. Not that bad. He was outa control! But I still felt bad. Maybe next week. End of that crummy story...

Here's where it gets scary...

So, Leia is due for her one year vaccination shots: rabbis and booster. So I made her a little appointment today and we went in around 2:00 to get her the shots. No big deal. We were in and out in 15 minutes. We got home and I was going to work out, but decided to stay home just in case. Thank goodness I did. I did a workout video (no jokes, please), and then took a shower. The whole time I was in the shower, Leia slept on the rug right in front of the shower. She never does that. Then when I got out of the shower, she looked at me like something was terribly wrong! Well, something was wrong!!! Her face was all puffed up like Sloth from theGoonies!! She looked like this guy:

So I, in my towel, fall to the floor and hold her in my arms. She was shaking and whimpering and looked scared to death! She was, no joke, big time bumpy all over her face and ears and eyes and neck and mouth. I mean, BIG BUMPS! I was so scared. I held her in my arms and started to cry, because she looked like she was so uncomfortable. So I called the vet, and tried to calmly explain that she's having a reaction to the shots she got earlier. The lady asked if I could come back and I said, "HECK YES!" It was 3:56 and I needed to be there by 4:30. We live about 25 to 30 minutes away from the vet, so I got my butt in gear. Keep in mind I had just gotten out of the shower. Mascara running down my face from the tears. Hair wet. No clothes. But at least I was clean, right? So I throw on some clothes, put my hair in a sloppy braid, put on some flip flops and this is how I looked:

(Side note: I did not take this picture before the vet. I took this just a few minutes ago, because I knew you needed a visual. I was in too big of a hurry to worry about anything earlier today! I even went to the vet without having my toenails painted. For those of you who know me, my toenails are ALWAYS painted. I'm so ashamed!)

Back to business...Those poor vet people. Who just throws on leggings and a shirt?! Apparently, a frightened mama does!

Anyhoo, I grab my swollen pup and drive my sobbing body to the vet! Oh man did I drive like a bat outa hell or what!! I was just praying a cop wasn't going to pull me over! He would have regretted that decision. Greatly.

So I called Jamie to let him know the situation. Then I called my mother-in-law because she's my go-to-gal about dogs. She looked up what Leia might have and she was right on the money. She just had a reaction to the vaccine that caused her to puff up and get all swollen. Poor pup. My main goal at the time was to get my puppy-gog to safety and health. My next goal was to avoid looking like a crazy woman.

Here is my poor pup. I took this picture at a red light. She actually looks really good here compared to how she looked in real life.

When we finally got to the vet, I grabbed Leia and practically ran into the building. The poor ladies were more worried about me than they were about Leia, because I looked pathetic. Oh man, I was a sobbing mess. I told them that I don't need to have real human babies for a long time if I'm going to be this much trouble over a canine. I'm a freak.

To make a long story a little bit shorter...we got right in to see the Doctor and he gave her a benadryl shot and a cortisone shot. That makes 4 shots in 1 day. Poor goggie. They asked if they could keep her for a little bit, so I went to this little shopping area and walked around for a bit. Much to my happiness, there was a Williams Sonoma nearby and they had just made pumpkin cake. So I got a sample. That makes everything better. I wanted to buy the cake mix, but I can't justify buying a $15 box of pumpkin cake mix. Sounds silly, huh? Then I pretended I could afford everything in there. Can Jamie and I get married again so I can register again? That was fun.

Anyway...back to the story! I waited about 45 minutes, then went back in to get my baby girl. Right when I walked in the room, Leia put her paws on my chest and jumped into my arms. I cried. Again. I'm crying now. Gosh, I'm lame.

After a VERY long and VERY scary afternoon, Leia Lu Bear is just fine. She is still a tid bit swollen, but still fine. We gotta give her another half of a benadryl tonight and keep doing that for a few nights til she's much better. Thank you, Jesus for keeper her safe and healthy.

I'm going to need a padded room and straight jacket whenever Leia goes to see Puppy Jesus. But that won't be for a long time. Oh gosh. I'm sobbing now. Good thing Jamie is napping or he would make great fun of me. Oh goodness....

If you're reading this and you love me and my dog...or just my dog...please pray that she gets to feeling better tonight. Thanks a bunch!

I hope your Tuesday was less emotional and eventful than mine was. God bless and lots of love your way! Bye bye!